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SectionB26LessismoreUNITWhenenoughisenoughTomasterthereadingskillTounderstandthetextTopracticethephrasesandpatternsTolearnaboutreportwritingObjectivesWarming-upReadingSkillsTextStudyComparativeStudyContentsUnitProject6WhenenoughisenoughUNIT6UNITWarming-upLead-inBackgroundInformationWhenenoughisenough1.Haveyoueverbeentroubledwithmakingimportantchoicesinyourlife?TipsTips2.Howdopeoplefeelaboutmodernlifefullofoptionsandmaterials?DiscussandanswerthefollowingquestionsLead-inInourlifetoday,choiceshaveincreasedconsiderably.Atthebeginningof20thcenturyacommonplacestorehadonlyafewdozencategorieswithoneortwooptionsforeachcategory,whereasmodernsupermarketshaveupto50,000to60,000itemsinthousandsofcategories.Buttoomanyoptionswon’tnecessarilymakepeoplehappyandsatisfied.Ironically,peopleusuallyfeeltheopposite,lesshappierthanwhentheyhadonlylimitedchoices.TipsLead-inDiscussandanswerthefollowingquestions1.Haveyoueverbeentroubledwithmakingchoicesinyourlife?TipsInmoderntimes,peoplecaneasilygetaccessandenjoytheluxuryofabundantmaterials,whichwasimpossiblebackintheearly20thcentury.Butpeoplemaytakethingsforgrantedandbecomespoiledintheseaofmaterials.Peopleareoverburdened,feelit’stoomuchtodealwithsomanychoices,andconsequentlyfeeltheirlifeisempty.Lifewithlittleornochoiceisunbearable,andsuitableoptionsdoincreaseourqualityoflife.Butthatdoesnotmeanthemorethebetter.Lead-inDiscussandanswerthefollowingquestions2.Howdopeoplefeelaboutmodernlifefullofoptionsandmaterials?1.WhatdoyouknowaboutGap？2.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutLao-tze?TipsTipsItisanAmericanmultinationalclothingandaccessoriesretailerbasedinSanFrancisco,California,andfoundedin1969.Thecompanyhasfiveprimarybrands:Gap,BananaRepublic,OldNavy,PiperlimeandAthleta.ItremainsthelargestspecialtyretailerintheUnitedStates.TheGapstorehasalsofounditsplaceinbigcitiesinChina.Tips1.WhatdoyouknowaboutGap?Tips2.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutLao-tze?Lao-tzuwasaphilosopherofancientChinaandthefatherofTaoism.Hewasbest-knownastheauthorofDaoDeJing(道德经).Mostofhisenlighteningviewsarebasedonhisphilosophyofnaturalnessandnon-action.2UNITReadingSkillsPresentationoftheSkillReadingSkillPracticeWhenenoughisenoughReadingbetweenthelinesusuallyrequiresclose,carefulreadingoftheentiretext,ratherlikedetectivework!Butbyusingcontextualclues,commonsense,andourbackgroundknowledge,byconnectingideasanddrawingconclusions,byformingandtestingideasaboutwhattheauthoristryingtosay,wecanusually“fillintheblanks”anddiscovertheauthor’srealmeaning.ReadingbetweenthelinesReadingbetweenthelinesmeansmakinginferencesabouttheauthor’sideasfromwhatiswrittenandfromwhatisnotwritten.Writersdon’talwaysexpressalltheirthoughtsdirectly,buttheygiveyouhintsorcluesthathelpyou“readbetweenthelines”.Usingthesecluestogiveyouadeeperunderstandingofyourreadingiscalled“inferring”.ReadingbetweenthelinesTipsofreadingbetweenthelines1.Youhavetomakeuseofcontextualclues,commonsense,andyourbackgroundknowledge.2.Connectideasanddrawconclusionsfromthereadingpassage.Readingbetweenthelines3.Formandtestwhatyouhaveunderstoodbetweenthelines.Example1:Thenexttimeyou’redecidingbetweenrivaloptions,onewhichisprimaryandtheotheronewhichissecondary,askyourselfthisquestion:WhatwouldXiangYudo?(Para.1,TextA)ReadingbetweenthelinesQuestion:Whatinferencecanyoumakefromthequestion“WhatwouldXiangYudo?”Intheauthor’sopinion,XiangYuwasveryintelligentinmakingdifficultchoices.ReadingbetweenthelinesPossibleanswer:Example2:GeneralXiangYuwasarareexceptiontothenorm,aveteranleaderwhowashighlyrespectedforhissomanyconquestsandwhoachievedthesummitofsuccess.(Para.3,TextA)ReadingbetweenthelinesQuestion:Whatinferencescanbemadefromthestatement?ItwasexactlyduetousingtheseseeminglyabnormalbattlestrategiesthatXiangYusuccessfullydefeatedhisenemyandwonhissoldiers’highrespect.ReadingbetweenthelinesPossibleanswer:ReadTextBanduseitscontextualclues,yourcommonsense,andyourbackgroundknowledgetoanswerthequestionsbetweentheparagraphs.Thencompareyouranswerswithaclassmate’stoseeifyouunderstandtheauthor’smeaningthesameway.Readingbetweenthelines6UNITTextStudyTextComprehensionLanguageFocusCriticalThinkingWhenenoughisenough1.Whydidtheauthorrespondtothesalespersoninhaste?2.Whatcanyouinferfromtheseparagraphsaboutbuyingjeans?(paras.I-4))3.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelaboutthispurchasingexperience?4.Whatdoestheparagraphintendtotellus?(para.6)5.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttosendout?6.Whatisindirectlysaidinthesethreeparagraphs?(paras.11-13)7.Whatistheauthor’spointofviewimpliedintheseparagraphs?8.Whatinferencecanyoudrawfromthesetwoparagraphs?(paras.14-15)9.Whatdoestheauthorsuggest?Perhapsshetookitforgrantedthatitwasnotdifficultforhertomakeachoicequicklyandgetwhatshewanted.1.Whydidtheauthorrespondtothesalespersoninhaste?(Para.1)TipsNoteBecauseshethoughtshecouldgetthejeansshewantedrightaway.原句：“Doyouwantslimfit,easyfit,relaxedfit,baggy,orextrabaggy?”sheventured.“Doyouwantstone-washed,acid-washed,button-flyorregular-fly,fadedorregular?”（Para.2,L1-2）解释:Sincethesalespersondidn’tgetspecificinformationaboutthejeansIwouldliketobuy,shecarefullyinquiredaboutthestyle,